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What Do These Lipid Profile And LFT Reports Indicate?
Question: Dear Doctor,
This is XXXX XXXXXXX and I had undergone preventive health screening and I got the reports. I see alarming levels in Lipid Profile report and slightly high values in Liver Function test report. Need your help in analyzing the reports and further suggestions.
Thanks a lot,
XXXX XXXXXXX
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This is XXXX XXXXXXX and I had undergone preventive health screening and I got the reports. I see alarming levels in Lipid Profile report and slightly high values in Liver Function test report. Need your help in analyzing the reports and further suggestions.
Thanks a lot,
XXXX XXXXXXX
Uploaded reports.
Brief Answer:
Need medicines for lipids and vitamin D
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for your query.
Your liver function tests including bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, proteins and HBsAg are normal.
The abnormal values are for lipid profile and vitamin D.
For lipid profile, you need to reduce fatty food intake and exercise regularly. Normally we first advise these lifestyle changes for atleast 3 months before starting medicines. But your triglycerides are really raised. So I would suggest that you consult a cardiologist and take lipid lowering agents like statins accordingly.
For low vitamin D, you need vitamin D supplements like calcirol granules once a week.
Hope it helps.
Dr Vaishalee
Need medicines for lipids and vitamin D
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for your query.
Your liver function tests including bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, proteins and HBsAg are normal.
The abnormal values are for lipid profile and vitamin D.
For lipid profile, you need to reduce fatty food intake and exercise regularly. Normally we first advise these lifestyle changes for atleast 3 months before starting medicines. But your triglycerides are really raised. So I would suggest that you consult a cardiologist and take lipid lowering agents like statins accordingly.
For low vitamin D, you need vitamin D supplements like calcirol granules once a week.
Hope it helps.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Isolated ALT can be ignored
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back
Isolated elevation of ALT is usually discovered incidentally in otherwise normal individuals and is not of much clinical relevance. If you do not have any symptoms then it can be ignored. Just take precautions like avoid drugs that can affect liver including paracetamol, alcohol, pain-killers, statins, etc. Take hygienic food and cleaner drinking water. Recheck the liver function tests in 6 months.
Now lipid lowering drugs can affect the liver. Thus I would suggest that you see a cardiologist. Alternately you can try just diet and exercise for 3 months and recheck lipid profile.
Dr Vaishalee
Isolated ALT can be ignored
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back
Isolated elevation of ALT is usually discovered incidentally in otherwise normal individuals and is not of much clinical relevance. If you do not have any symptoms then it can be ignored. Just take precautions like avoid drugs that can affect liver including paracetamol, alcohol, pain-killers, statins, etc. Take hygienic food and cleaner drinking water. Recheck the liver function tests in 6 months.
Now lipid lowering drugs can affect the liver. Thus I would suggest that you see a cardiologist. Alternately you can try just diet and exercise for 3 months and recheck lipid profile.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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